Internal Audit Field Manager

GiveDirectly (GD) provides cash grants directly to people living in extreme poverty. GD has raised over $800M since launching in 2011, delivered cash to more than 1.2 million recipients, and launched offices in 11 countries. We’re continuing expansion across the Global South. Over the past decade, GD has also supported large-scale, experimental research, expanding the evidence that cash has a positive short and long-term impact on  recipients. As a result, GD has been celebrated as one of the most innovative non-profit companies by Fast Company, while the growing cash transfer movement (and GD’s leading role within it) has been featured in the New York Times Magazine, This American Life, Foreign Affairs, and The Economist.

Across our global offices, our culture is candid, analytical, non-hierarchical, and agile. We work alongside 750+ individuals who come from 21 different countries and speak 69 different languages. Team members at GiveDirectly attest that diversity, equity, and inclusion are not just buzzwords, but a fundamental part of our culture and values. We actively seek to recruit individuals from the communities we serve, and use DEI as a lens in our hiring practices, programs, and initiatives. Our goal is to maintain a workplace where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work, and feel valued and respected for who they are. We continue to grapple with balancing inclusivity of all cultures and experiences while maintaining cohesion in our values. While there is much that we are still learning, we take care of one another, have fun, as well as provide flexible working hours wherever possible.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or any other status protected by law.

Overview:

The Field Manager (FM) will play a central role in ensuring that GiveDirectly delivers a gold-standard product to donors and recipients. The FM will manage the Associate Field Managers (AFMs) and be overall responsible for the entire field team, including the Field Officers (FOs). The FM will own overall oversight of the IA field team. While the AFMs will be responsible for day to day management, the FM will be focused on big-picture, identifying gaps and coaching. The FM will serve as the key “eyes and ears” resource on the ground for the Senior Manager (SM) and will be responsible for regularly synthesizing updates on team performance as well as field successes and challenges. The role will reward exceptional personnel management, organizational skills, high-quality judgment on operational challenges, and a strong commitment towards driving both team and individual productivity and quality.

Responsibilities:

Manage weekly field team meeting with all FOs and structure it to ensure productivity

Oversee team performance and flag to management and AFMs when there are gaps and misses in performance

Tracking: Ensure that overall team tracking is happening

Meet weekly with other members of field management (SM, other AFMs) in order to discuss challenges in the field and propose solutions

Meet with SM at least once every 2 weeks to discuss any adjustments to work plans.

Raise ideas for continuous improvement of the enrolment process/recipient experience; execute process improvements and ideas raised by the Senior Manager/Country Director

Quality control 

Through AFMs, ensure we are monitoring and ensuring quality control when the field staff conduct surveys

Periodically directly check and review the FO data collection process in the field and coach staff to correct any issues observed

Spend 1 day per week resolving difficult cases in the field that require special attention (hard-to-find recipients, cases of potential fraud)

Field Officer management and development 

Coach AFMs on challenges that come up in the field. Provide additional case-specific input as requested by AFMs.

Exercise judgment and escalate recurring issues or questions to the Senior Manager

When needed, directly coach FOs who are underperforming and provide disciplinary measures when necessary

Encourage teamwork and improve morale through mentorship, affirmations, and various management initiatives

Spend 1-2 days per week shadowing staff in order to identify areas for improvement and professional development, particularly during staff training

Conduct monthly performance check-ins with direct reports and annual performance reviews

Administration 

Approve all allowance requests and spent allowance requests to ensure that they are happening correctly

Ensure timesheets are accurately submitted in a timely fashion

Process leave requests so as not to conflict with work planning and operations

Resolve miscellaneous equipment requests

Participate in a weekly field-management forum to solve problems and collaborate on work planning

 Other 

Recommend potential hires to Program Manager for final approval.

Provide initial training to newly hired FOs and on-going professional development to staff

Participate in meetings with provincial, and district officials as necessary. Represent GiveDirectly in the field and manage daily communication with local leaders

Assist the SM with hosting journalists, donors, and other external parties

Assist the SM with communicating and executing new projects/pilots/technologies (e.g. software changes and upgrades, recipient targeting projects, content collection for website and mobile app, etc.)

Assist with response to “crisis” events (e.g. refusal spikes, government shut-down, coordinated fraud, etc.)

Promote effective team culture by encouraging recognition of positive achievements, planning team events periodically, and other team-building initiatives

Qualifications

The ideal candidate for the Field Manager role must hold a Degree in a relevant field

Three to Four years experience in the field working with vulnerable communities

Computer and mobile device data entry knowledge and experience with good typing skills

Possess the ability to conduct and support recipient surveys and associated processes

Fluency in English and Portuguese. Sena and Ndau are a plus.

Exceptional leadership ability with demonstrated success in motivating and developing junior staff

Exceptional ability to solve complex operational challenges in the field

Alignment with GiveDirectly core values and commitment to advancing GD’s mission

Positive attitude, strong work ethic, and team-player mentality

Strong interest in being the engine of the day-to-day field work

Demonstrated ability to work in a highly independent and self-directed manner, while effectively communicating about gaps and risks

Strong relationship building skills and the ability to represent the organization effectively to external parties

Read more about our ongoing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts here and about our decision to move our central support teams to remote first here.

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We’re committed to running an inclusive and accessible application process for all of our open roles. If there are questions or concerns you have about the accessibility of our hiring process, we warmly invite you to reach out to careers@givedirectly.org.  

GD is committed to observing all local, national and international laws that protect children, vulnerable adults, and basic human rights of all. GD is committed to a policy of “zero tolerance for sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH)” and expects anyone who works for GD to uphold the protection and safeguarding of our recipients as a priority

Click the link and send your candidature: https://boards.greenhouse.io/givedirectly/jobs/4281002005